6CW7

E. coli DHFR product complex with (6S)-5,6,7,8-TETRAHYDROFOLATE


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.03 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.206 
  • R-Value Work: 0.186 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.186 

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Literature

The crystal structure of a tetrahydrofolate-bound dihydrofolate reductase reveals the origin of slow product release.

Cao, H.Gao, M.Zhou, H.Skolnick, J.

(2018) Commun Biol 1: 226-226

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-018-0236-y
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    6CQA, 6CW7, 6CXK, 6CYV

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) catalyzes the stereospecific reduction of 7,8-dihydrofolate (FH2) to (6s)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolate (FH4) via hydride transfer from NADPH. The consensus Escherichia coli DHFR mechanism involves conformational changes between closed and occluded states occurring during the rate-limiting product release step. Although the Protein Data Bank (PDB) contains over 250 DHFR structures, the FH4 complex structure responsible for rate-limiting product release is unknown. We report to our knowledge the first crystal structure of an E. coli . DHFR:FH4 complex at 1.03 Å resolution showing distinct stabilizing interactions absent in FH2 or related (6R)-5,10-dideaza-FH4 complexes. We discover the time course of decay of the co-purified endogenous FH4 during crystal growth, with conversion from FH4 to FH2 occurring in 2-3 days. We also determine another occluded complex structure of E. coli DHFR with a slow-onset nanomolar inhibitor that contrasts with the methotrexate complex, suggesting a plausible strategy for designing DHFR antibiotics by targeting FH4 product conformations.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Center for the Study of Systems Biology, School of Biological Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, 950 Atlantic Drive, NW, Atlanta, GA 30332 USA.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
Dihydrofolate reductase165Escherichia coli CFT073Mutation(s): 0 
Gene Names: folAc0058
EC: 1.5.1.3
UniProt
Find proteins for P0ABQ4 (Escherichia coli (strain K12))
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Go to UniProtKB:  P0ABQ4
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UniProt GroupP0ABQ4
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Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.03 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.206 
  • R-Value Work: 0.186 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.186 
  • Space Group: P 21 21 21
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 33.861α = 90
b = 51.529β = 90
c = 77.841γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
PHENIXrefinement
XDSdata reduction
XSCALEdata scaling
PHASERphasing
PDB_EXTRACTdata extraction

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Entry History & Funding Information

Deposition Data


Funding OrganizationLocationGrant Number
National Institutes of Health/National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIH/NIGMS)United StatesR35GM118039

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2019-01-09
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2020-01-01
    Changes: Author supporting evidence
  • Version 1.2: 2023-10-04
    Changes: Data collection, Database references, Derived calculations, Refinement description